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AMD's A8-3850 APUs are a surprisingly good bit of silicon
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John Gillooly
| 10:50 Sep 15, 2011 |
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: Fusion finally hits the desktop, as AMD produces a remarkably good chip for gaming on.
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Graphics Cards
AMD's RADEON HD 6990 - our silicon love
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John Gillooly
| 11:45 May 30, 2011 |
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: AMD runs rings around NVIDIA with its 6990, holding on to the fastest video card in the world tag for another generation.
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Intel announces Sandy Bridge recall - epic silicon fail!
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David Hollingworth
| 09:46 Feb 1, 2011 |
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Breaking news
: A flaw in a SATA support chip leads Intel to announce a $700 million recall of Sandy Bridge parts. This is not an oops... it's an ARRRGGHHHHHHH!!!
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Modding & Cooling
Noctua's NH-D14 CPU Cooler impresses
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Vito Cassisi
| 10:53 Mar 8, 2011 |
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: Noctua's NH-D14 cooler is big, but very quiet, and very effective at keeping your silicon running cool.
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The Sandy Bridge recall - reactions and updates
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David Hollingworth
| 10:29 Feb 2, 2011 |
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We've been chatting to vendors, retailers and discovering just what it is that's broken in Intel's Sandy Bridge chipset. Essential reading follows...
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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T fails to thrill
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Justin Robinson
| 10:32 Dec 10, 2010 |
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It has its good points, but AMD's latest silicon effort is simply not the chip you're looking for.
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Graphics Cards
HD7970 vs GTX 780: the future of graphics cards in 2012
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Alex Whitehouse
| 11:13 Jan 31, 2012 |
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We explain why the 28nm process is the biggest thing since sliced PCB. In a word, size - after investigation by Atomic - sadly appears to matter.
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
AtomicCon Video: GIGABYTE and Western Digital!
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David Hollingworth
| 11:23 Nov 28, 2011 |
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Video
: See what GIGABYTE was cooking at AtomicCon, and the excellent bit of PC building undertaken by Western Digital in a new CM Storm Trooper case.
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
Intel displays new tech, gives away new tech!
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David Hollingworth
| 12:07 Nov 16, 2011 |
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Event
: Atomic helped Intel show off its shiny new high end processors, challenged some lucky Atomicans to a mighty gaming challenge, and generally had a hoot in Melbourne.
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
Innovative Silicon announces Z-RAM breakthroughs
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The Inquirer
| 10:10 Mar 18, 2010 |
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Can now compete with traditional DRAM.
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
AMD's FX-8150 simply disappoints
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John Gillooly
| 14:25 Oct 31, 2011 |
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: Bulldozer seems more apt if you think of a sleeping bovine than useful heavy machinery.
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
Exclusive shots of the new X79 Killer motherboard from GIGABYTE
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David Hollingworth
| 15:52 Oct 26, 2011 |
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Gallery
: We've been on a mission in Taipei, and managed to score some super exclusive shots of the GIGABYTE's new X79 mobo range...
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Modding & Cooling
Build log - The Vox Caster PC mod part 5
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David Hollingworth
| 17:04 Sep 30, 2011 |
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And... we're spent. Well, almost. But the important thing is our Vox-caster build is gaming ready - and it ROCKS.
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Systems
AMD redefines mobile gaming
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John Gillooly
| 09:39 Jun 15, 2011 |
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AMD's new 'llano' Fusion APU makes Sandy Bridge look decidedly yawnworthy as a gaming platform. We take a closer look at why.
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Console Games
Arkham City, War in the North, and a little gem called Bastion
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David Hollingworth
| 13:39 Jun 9, 2011 |
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E3 2011
: We catch with up with Warner's crop of games, hang out with Batman and Catwoman, take up the sword, and meet a dodgy sounding narrator...
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Systems
Not quite Crysis-ready: MSI GE620 notebook
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David Hollingworth
| 16:08 Jun 8, 2011 |
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This notebook comes in at a great price, but it's not for any serious gamer.
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ASUS launch 9-series AMD mobos
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David Hollingworth
| 10:05 May 31, 2011 |
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Computex 2011
: New AM3+ based motherboards emerge from ASUS' mighty cavern of tech, with new BIOS features for the first time on an AMD platform.
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Graphics Cards
ASUS' DirectCU II GTX580 - power at a cost
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Vito Cassisi
| 11:44 May 20, 2011 |
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: A green, mean gaming machine from ASUS - but you'll need to sell a kidney to buy a DirectCU II 580!
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
What you'll see at the Atomic Revolver!
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David Hollingworth
| 15:53 Apr 20, 2011 |
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Atomic Event
: We've been chatting to Razer, ASUS, Cooler Master and AMD, and boy, have they got a show for you guys!
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
MSI's E350N-USB3 Fusion APU
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John Gillooly
| 10:48 Apr 11, 2011 |
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: AMD’s Fusion APUs aren’t just for netbooks, as this Mini-ITX Atom-smasher from our friends at MSI demonstrates.
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